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newtown police received a 911 call for an emergency at the elementary school. newtown p.d. upon obtaining information contacted the connecticut state police and requested assistance from state police and sounding -- they responded to the school and with newtown police immediately upon arrival entered the school and began a complete active shooter search of the building. that included checking every door, every crack, every krif is, every portion of that school. our main objective was to evacuate as quickly and as efficiently as possible any and all students and faculty in the school. the entire school was searched. that was accomplished. a staging area was set up. students and staff were put into that staging area, and soon thereafter the children were -- staff were reunited with their parents and loved ones. there were several fatalities at the scene. both students and staff. there is no information relative to that. that's being released at this time until we've made complete and proper notification. the shooter is diocesed inside the building. there's a great deal of wor
newtown police received a 911 call for an emergency at the elementary school. newtown p.d. upon obtaining information contacted the connecticut state police and requested assistance from state police and sounding -- they responded to the school and with newtown police immediately upon arrival entered the school and began a complete active shooter search of the building. that included checking every door, every crack, every krif is, every portion of that school. our main objective was to...
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i'm proud to be from newtown. >>reporter: she grew up with friends who were the first responders at sandy hook elementary but is proud of the way the entire town has responded. >> the people of connecticut people of newtown are showing the world how to live. how to love. and how to love people. >> olivia angle, 6. sandy hook endured 20 deaths of 6 and 7-year-olds. i prosecute pose to you tonight we are in the midst of an evil of biblical proportions. >> i have just been in touch with friends on facebook. i couldn't really watch any of it. >>reporter: pain for her is deep. so many others are also feeling deep sense of sorrow and that's why pastor paul says he organized tonight's inner denominational service of remembrance, healing and hope. >> we don't do it then people do one of two things. either become distant and disengaged or they become harsh and bitter and this is what is need sod we don't do those 2 mistakes. pishtion the doctor says this is a very crucial time and that's why human interaction is needed. th
i'm proud to be from newtown. >>reporter: she grew up with friends who were the first responders at sandy hook elementary but is proud of the way the entire town has responded. >> the people of connecticut people of newtown are showing the world how to live. how to love. and how to love people. >> olivia angle, 6. sandy hook endured 20 deaths of 6 and 7-year-olds. i prosecute pose to you tonight we are in the midst of an evil of biblical proportions. >> i have just been...
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i'm proud to be from newtown. >>reporter: she grew up with friends who were the first responders at sandy hook elementary but is proud of the way the entire town has responded. >> the people of connecticut people of newtown are showing the world how to live. how to love. and how to love people. >> olivia angle, 6. sandy hook endured 20 deaths of 6 and 7-year-olds. i prosecute pose to you tonight we are in the midst of an evil of biblical proportions. >> i have just been in touch with friends on facebook. i couldn't really watch any of it. >>reporter: pain for her is deep. so many others are also feeling deep sense of sorrow and that's why pastor paul says he organized tonight's inner denominational service of remembrance, healing and hope. >> we don't do it then people do one of two things. either become distant and disengaged or they become harsh and bitter and this is what is need sod we don't do those 2 mistakes. pishtion the doctor says this is a very crucial time and that's why human interaction is needed. th
i'm proud to be from newtown. >>reporter: she grew up with friends who were the first responders at sandy hook elementary but is proud of the way the entire town has responded. >> the people of connecticut people of newtown are showing the world how to live. how to love. and how to love people. >> olivia angle, 6. sandy hook endured 20 deaths of 6 and 7-year-olds. i prosecute pose to you tonight we are in the midst of an evil of biblical proportions. >> i have just been...
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this is newtown, connecticut. we're looking at the parents who are bringing their children home throughout the morning this has been happening and afternoon as well. a number of parents are still going to this firehouse that we're looking at. their children are there. hundreds were evacuated to that facility. >> actually, we just saw that gentleman that had been spoken to earlier standing there with with the green shirt and the while baseball cap. you can see the proximity now from there through the woods over here to the elementary school. that's the path that the children took from the school the to the firehouse when they took cover. you just look the at those parents when we were looking over at the firehouse and elm prasing their children. not sure at that moment if they realized how lucky they were that they were still able to hold onit to their children after what transpired here. >> the shooter as opposed to -- the information we have in regard to the shooter, 20 years old. killed. apparently had two guns,
this is newtown, connecticut. we're looking at the parents who are bringing their children home throughout the morning this has been happening and afternoon as well. a number of parents are still going to this firehouse that we're looking at. their children are there. hundreds were evacuated to that facility. >> actually, we just saw that gentleman that had been spoken to earlier standing there with with the green shirt and the while baseball cap. you can see the proximity now from there...
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molly is joining us in newtown, connecticut. this is all developing but some of the information has changed. what can you tell us? >> reporter: absolutely. first off we have seen some of the state police and police officers moving into the scene here. we may be having that briefing shortly. the information that has changed most significantly, reports from federal authorities that the person that was shot by her son was not, mother that was shot did not work at the school. initial reports that she was teacher in one of classrooms that had been shot up during the massacre. another piece of information is three weapons were found inside of the building instead of two. initially been a report the third weapon had been found in the shooter's car. now, we are getting reports there were three weapons found inside the school and other guns were found back at the mother's house. the guns inside the school that authorities believe were used were registered to the shooter's mother, nancy. when it comes to the shooter himself, federal autho
molly is joining us in newtown, connecticut. this is all developing but some of the information has changed. what can you tell us? >> reporter: absolutely. first off we have seen some of the state police and police officers moving into the scene here. we may be having that briefing shortly. the information that has changed most significantly, reports from federal authorities that the person that was shot by her son was not, mother that was shot did not work at the school. initial reports...
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several churches in newtown held candlelight vigils tonight. "nbc nightly news" spoke with monsignor robert weiss earlier today, who put in perspective the emotional damage facing the people of newtown. >> what can you say? i mean, there's really no words to express the magnitude of this. you know, you send your child to school. you think they're going to be safe. they're happy. these are little kids. they didn't have any worries. you know, and all of a sudden you get a phone call or you get a text that there's been a shooting at your child's school. and you know, it's just a matter of hugging them and crying with them and praying with them. the intensity of emotion is really hard to put into words. there was sobbing, there was yelling, there was people throwing themselves on the floor in absolute upsetment. it was a whole range of emotions. and there were people hugging each other, settling down, and then it would come back to them again. and you'd hear an outburst periodically. but it was very, very heavy emotion. how do you recover from some
several churches in newtown held candlelight vigils tonight. "nbc nightly news" spoke with monsignor robert weiss earlier today, who put in perspective the emotional damage facing the people of newtown. >> what can you say? i mean, there's really no words to express the magnitude of this. you know, you send your child to school. you think they're going to be safe. they're happy. these are little kids. they didn't have any worries. you know, and all of a sudden you get a phone...
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they need to carry on their young shoulders as we learn more and more about what played out here in newtown, connecticut. i want to bring in former fbi profiler brad garrett. brad, we bring you in when tragedies like this play out. right now as it stands, state police confirming that the shooter went inside, believed to have had four weapons, had a vest on, one mother said a mask, and as always the case, we ask ourselves, what on earth would lead someone to do something like this? >> to the cliff, i have lost power, it could be something that he had a child in the school, he had a domestic dispute. driven this person right up to i have lost complete control of my life and i don't care anymore. as difficult for people to understand this, this is how they empower themselves, whether it be a few days ago in portland, oregon, or aurora, colorado, they put on an outfit, i'm going to call it a costume, because they're playing a different character, they're going in there and they don't view these children or the adults as human beings, they view them as the enemy, as people who have wronged them
they need to carry on their young shoulders as we learn more and more about what played out here in newtown, connecticut. i want to bring in former fbi profiler brad garrett. brad, we bring you in when tragedies like this play out. right now as it stands, state police confirming that the shooter went inside, believed to have had four weapons, had a vest on, one mother said a mask, and as always the case, we ask ourselves, what on earth would lead someone to do something like this? >> to...
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elementary school here in newtown. upon realizing the intensity and difficulty of the situation, newtown called for surrounding police departments and state police to respond to assist. upon arrival of law enforcement officers at the school, they immediately entered the school as we knew this was an active potential active shooter situation. their focus was to search for students, faculty and staff and remove them to a safe area outside of the school. they did search every nook an cranny, every room and every portion of that school and accomplished that task. they took refuge to a staging area to reunite them with family members. as has been reported there were fatalities. there were 18 children pronounced dead at the school. there were two that were trance portded and pronounced dead at area hospitals and six adults pronounced dead at the school at the scene. as the governor reported, the shooter is deceased, deceased in the school. there's a great deal of work going on relative to that. that's the reason we have not
elementary school here in newtown. upon realizing the intensity and difficulty of the situation, newtown called for surrounding police departments and state police to respond to assist. upon arrival of law enforcement officers at the school, they immediately entered the school as we knew this was an active potential active shooter situation. their focus was to search for students, faculty and staff and remove them to a safe area outside of the school. they did search every nook an cranny, every...
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today, we are focused entirely on newtown. approximately an hour and a half outside of new york city, newtown, connecticut, is a small commuter town locateded in fairfield kocounty. it is a predominantly middle-class white community with approximately 30,000 people. they have several schools and synagogues and churches and it has a rotary club and basketball league like many other towns, but yesterday, as many of you know, newtown became the latest statistic of what is a disturbing pattern of mass gun violence. a gunman opened up fire against schoolchildren and staff at sandy hook elementary and killing at latest count 20 children and 6 adults. the president addressed the nation yesterday in response to the tragedy. >> as a country, we have been through this too many times, whether it is an elementary school in newtown or a shopping mall in oregon or a temple in wisconsin or a movie theater in aurora or a street coroner chicago, these neighborhoods are our neighborhoods, and these children are our children. >> the newtown poli
today, we are focused entirely on newtown. approximately an hour and a half outside of new york city, newtown, connecticut, is a small commuter town locateded in fairfield kocounty. it is a predominantly middle-class white community with approximately 30,000 people. they have several schools and synagogues and churches and it has a rotary club and basketball league like many other towns, but yesterday, as many of you know, newtown became the latest statistic of what is a disturbing pattern of...
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i'm proud to be from newtown. >>reporter: she grew up with friends who were the first responders at sandy hook elementary but is proud of the way the entire town has responded. >> the people of connecticut people of newtown are showing the world how to live. how to love. and how to love people. >> olivia angle, 6. sandy hook endured 20 deaths of 6 7-year-olds. 7-year-olds. i prosecute pose to you tonight we are in the midst of an evil of biblical proportions. >> i have just been in touch with friends on facebook. i couldn't really watch any of it. >>reporter: pain for her is deep. so many others are also feeling deep sense of sorrow and that's why pastor paul says he organized tonight's inner denominational service of remembrance, healing and hope. >> we don't do it then people do one of two things. either become distant and disengaged or they become harsh and bitter and this is what is need sod we don't do those 2 mistakes. pishtion the doctor says thisucm is a very crucial time and that's why human interaction i
i'm proud to be from newtown. >>reporter: she grew up with friends who were the first responders at sandy hook elementary but is proud of the way the entire town has responded. >> the people of connecticut people of newtown are showing the world how to live. how to love. and how to love people. >> olivia angle, 6. sandy hook endured 20 deaths of 6 7-year-olds. 7-year-olds. i prosecute pose to you tonight we are in the midst of an evil of biblical proportions. >> i have...
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this is having a larger efblgts on newtown. all the schools in newtown are on lockdown. all the students in bethel have been locked down. and you just heard the -- >> a very sad day in the greater danbury area. >> we have been seeing pictures from on the ground and above, and one thing is clear, there are dozens upon dozens of police officers and firefighters within this really small area, neighborhood around both sandy hook elementary school and the sandy hook fire department, a section of newtown. there's a staging area, active local fire department there, where they have ambulances at the ready, where we saw what appeared to be parents being reunited with students from sandy hook elementary. and we just got the information in, that any parents who have not picked up their child from sandy hook, can go do that at the staging area which is right near the school at the fire department. >> the newtown school's superintendent has just informed us that parents with children or a child at sandy hook elementary, they can go to that staging area to pick up their child. but the
this is having a larger efblgts on newtown. all the schools in newtown are on lockdown. all the students in bethel have been locked down. and you just heard the -- >> a very sad day in the greater danbury area. >> we have been seeing pictures from on the ground and above, and one thing is clear, there are dozens upon dozens of police officers and firefighters within this really small area, neighborhood around both sandy hook elementary school and the sandy hook fire department, a...
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there are reports of a school shoot nothing newtown, connecticut. this is it in the sandy hook elementary school. >> state police responded to the report of the a shooting in sandy hook elementary school. which we now understand is kindergarten through fourth grade. >> this is reported. ape dispatcher said that one teacher has been transported to a nearby hospital in danbury with a gunshot wound. >> ahead of him it is difficult to see the wat them that was responding. those vehicles raced from newtown from all over the state of connecticut. >> we heard numerous reports that one gunman maybe two. and two reports said that one gunman may be dead . it is a fast-move fluid situation in the school . >> i think it is it important on a day like today to view this as i know the president, as a father does and i the father and others who partners certain lie do, which -- other parents certainly do. feeling enormous sympathy for the families that are affected. and do everything we can. >>s are telling fox nuse that 26 people are dead at this time and eight ad
there are reports of a school shoot nothing newtown, connecticut. this is it in the sandy hook elementary school. >> state police responded to the report of the a shooting in sandy hook elementary school. which we now understand is kindergarten through fourth grade. >> this is reported. ape dispatcher said that one teacher has been transported to a nearby hospital in danbury with a gunshot wound. >> ahead of him it is difficult to see the wat them that was responding. those...
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they call themselves newtown united. their mission, to reduce gun violence and prevent other communities from ever having to live their nightmare. this morning, we are putting guns in focus. bill toomey help put together the group called newtown united. good morning to both of you. bill, to you first, i want to ask how you, your friends, your neighbors and your community is doing this morning. >> well, we're doing as well as could be expected, randi. it's been really hard on the community as you might imagine. but, you know, we're trying to work through all the different emotions. but this morning, we're doing okay. >> well, i know you're channeling some of those emotions into good work. and you had a meeting this week. and during your meeting, senator richard blumenthal and chris murphy said time wasn't on your side. did they explain what they meant by that? >> yes, they did. and we were very fortunate to have the senator and senator-elect join us this week. we had a series of meetings to try to begin a conversation in
they call themselves newtown united. their mission, to reduce gun violence and prevent other communities from ever having to live their nightmare. this morning, we are putting guns in focus. bill toomey help put together the group called newtown united. good morning to both of you. bill, to you first, i want to ask how you, your friends, your neighbors and your community is doing this morning. >> well, we're doing as well as could be expected, randi. it's been really hard on the community...
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but she was found dead in her son's home in newtown. adam lanza, the 24-year-old brother ryan lanza, was taken into police custody. ryan lanza taken into police custody for questioning in hoboken, new jersey, earlier today. officials had not labeled him a suspect. but he was taken away in handcuffs. his brother adam died at the scene. but police are not saying at this point if he killed himself. police did say that they did not discharge any of their weapons and yet he was dead on the scene. law enforcement sources also telling cnn that the shooter in this horrible tragedy was dressed in "black battle fatigues and a military vest." the principal of this school, dawn hucksprung, was also among the dead. a school psychologist also killed in this shooting rampage. in a meeting at the time the shooting began. the children were led away from the school this morning shortly after the first 911 calls came in that began at 9:40 this morning just after school had begun. those shootings occurred in one section of the school concentrated in one ar
but she was found dead in her son's home in newtown. adam lanza, the 24-year-old brother ryan lanza, was taken into police custody. ryan lanza taken into police custody for questioning in hoboken, new jersey, earlier today. officials had not labeled him a suspect. but he was taken away in handcuffs. his brother adam died at the scene. but police are not saying at this point if he killed himself. police did say that they did not discharge any of their weapons and yet he was dead on the scene....
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and now our coverage from newtown, and because of a threat another school did not open today. rick: unfortunately, since friday's shooting authorities have been forced to deal with a number of bomb threats. they have not panned out but all have to be checked out including one of the schools in newtown today. six of the seven schools were scheduled to re-open on a two hour delay with police officers at all the schools. this morning, before the school was set to re-open that school did not allow the kids in but brought in a bomb squad. an unfortunate develop 349 for the student whose helped to go back to class and return to normalcy at that one school. other kids did return to class in newtown, family and friends gathered at the church for to funerals that, sadly, overplanned, as one casket was being carried mourners were arriving to pay last republics to jennifer rekos. of course, there are several more funerals landed tomorrow and every other day this week. >>shepard: we learned from authorities the shooter was not on medication at the time of the shooting. rick: that is what
and now our coverage from newtown, and because of a threat another school did not open today. rick: unfortunately, since friday's shooting authorities have been forced to deal with a number of bomb threats. they have not panned out but all have to be checked out including one of the schools in newtown today. six of the seven schools were scheduled to re-open on a two hour delay with police officers at all the schools. this morning, before the school was set to re-open that school did not allow...
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whether it's an elementary school in newtown or a shopping mall in oregon. or a temple in wisconsin or a movie theater in aurora or a street corner in chicago. these neighborhoods are our neighborhoods. these children are our children. we will have to coming to and take meaningful action to prevent more tragedies like regardless of the politics. this evening michelle and i will do what i know every parent in america will do which is hug our children a little tighter and will tell them we love them. and we will remind each other how deeply we love one another. but there are families in connecticut that cannot do that tonight. an they need all of us right now. in hard days to come, the community needs us to be at our best as americans, and i will do everything in my power, as president, to help. while nothing can fill the space of a lost child or loved one, all of us can extend a hand to those in need to remind them that we are there for them. that we are praying for them, that the love they felt for those they lost endures not just in their memories but also
whether it's an elementary school in newtown or a shopping mall in oregon. or a temple in wisconsin or a movie theater in aurora or a street corner in chicago. these neighborhoods are our neighborhoods. these children are our children. we will have to coming to and take meaningful action to prevent more tragedies like regardless of the politics. this evening michelle and i will do what i know every parent in america will do which is hug our children a little tighter and will tell them we love...
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the gunman's mother was found dead at a newtown location where the gunman lived. police have released no motive for the attack. the weapons used in the shooting were all legally purchased and were registered to the gunman's mother. an emotional president obama addressed the nation this afternoon from the white house. >> we've endured too many of these tragedies in the past few year, and each time i learned the news, i react not as a president but as anybody else would, as a parent. and that was especially true today. i know there's not a parent in america who doesn't feel the same overwhelming grief that i do. the majority of those who died today were children. beautiful little kids between the ages of 5 and 10 years old. they had their entire lives ahead of them. birthdays, graduations, weddings, kids of their own. among the fallen were also teachers and men and women who devoted their lives to helping our children fulfill their dreams. so our hearts are broken today. for the parents and grandparents, sisters and brothers of these little children, and for the fam
the gunman's mother was found dead at a newtown location where the gunman lived. police have released no motive for the attack. the weapons used in the shooting were all legally purchased and were registered to the gunman's mother. an emotional president obama addressed the nation this afternoon from the white house. >> we've endured too many of these tragedies in the past few year, and each time i learned the news, i react not as a president but as anybody else would, as a parent. and...
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jim. >> axelrod: elaine quijano in newtown, thank you. the debate over guns and school safety will only intensify as the calls for action in the wake of newtown grow louder. chip reid is in washington with that part of the story. >> columbine. >> virginia tech, tucson. >> reporter: more than 50 hool stars joined forces to make this new public service announcement calling for an end to gun violence. >> it's time. >> it's time for our leaders to act. >> demand a plan. >> reporter: the question now, should a plan include the nra's call for putting an armed officer in every school? >> it's total nonsense. >> reporter: no, is the answer from andrei nikitchyuk whose eight-year-old son was in the hallway at sandy hook limitary as bullets flew nearby. the solution, he says, is gun control. >> why are we allowing sales of weapons that terrible in this country? >> reporter: that is shared by some parents parents in washington, d.c. where the son of bola aina attends school. >> mow we don't want guns in our school. >> reporter: but some parent here
jim. >> axelrod: elaine quijano in newtown, thank you. the debate over guns and school safety will only intensify as the calls for action in the wake of newtown grow louder. chip reid is in washington with that part of the story. >> columbine. >> virginia tech, tucson. >> reporter: more than 50 hool stars joined forces to make this new public service announcement calling for an end to gun violence. >> it's time. >> it's time for our leaders to act. >>...
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"on the record" live from newtown, stay with us. from newtown, stay with us. i just knew we had to get in there and it is it going to be okay and you are going to be all right i pull would a book shelf and we were barricaded and did you tell them to be quiet. ndid you worry about that. >> i told them to be absolutely quiet. because i was so afraid he would come in and hear us and start shooting the dor. we have to be absolutely quiet. and we have. there are bad goys out there now. and we need to wait for the good guys. i just wanted us to be okay. and i am so saddened thrathere are pime in the situation that are not okay. my heart goes out to who knew them and was part of their them and was part of their lives. the boys use capital one venture miles for their annual football trip. that's double miles you can actually use. tragically, their ddy got sacked by blackouts. but it's our tradition! that's roughing the card holder. but with the capital one venture card you get double miles you can actually use. [ cheering ] any flight, anytime. the scoreboard doesn't
"on the record" live from newtown, stay with us. from newtown, stay with us. i just knew we had to get in there and it is it going to be okay and you are going to be all right i pull would a book shelf and we were barricaded and did you tell them to be quiet. ndid you worry about that. >> i told them to be absolutely quiet. because i was so afraid he would come in and hear us and start shooting the dor. we have to be absolutely quiet. and we have. there are bad goys out there...
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in the wake of the massacre in newtown, connecticut. flags will remain at half staff until sunset on tuesday. and it was the sight of the flags, the president wiping tears from his eyes, repeatedly, at the white house.
in the wake of the massacre in newtown, connecticut. flags will remain at half staff until sunset on tuesday. and it was the sight of the flags, the president wiping tears from his eyes, repeatedly, at the white house.
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david, where exactly are you in newtown? >> wolf, i'm standing directly in front of the firehouse right now. and that's been essentially used as sort of a makeshift holding place. for a lot of these families and children and parents who essentially just are trying to cope with what has transpired, i can count probably at least half a dozen emergency vehicles. so it is still very active scene down here. helicopters flying overhead, fbi, atf and local and state officials are all on scene as is the media here, as families walk out. many people tried to speak with them, but many are just inconsolable. you see people walking out, parents clutching their children, tears in their eyes, speaking on cell phones and just trying to convey the gravity of the situation here. and i had an opportunity to speak with a local teacher, not a teacher at the elementary school where the shooting took place, but in the nearby school system and she said the people move here, often for the schools, so you have people coming from in and around the st
david, where exactly are you in newtown? >> wolf, i'm standing directly in front of the firehouse right now. and that's been essentially used as sort of a makeshift holding place. for a lot of these families and children and parents who essentially just are trying to cope with what has transpired, i can count probably at least half a dozen emergency vehicles. so it is still very active scene down here. helicopters flying overhead, fbi, atf and local and state officials are all on scene as...
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that is the latest live from newtown, connecticut this morning. patti ann, back to you. >>> thank you. >> it's a tremendous challenge for school officials, because school campuses are not designed to be fortresses to be defended. they are places of learning. if you have a armed person tint on getting on to the campus they will use whatever means necessary. this is not an uncommon situation where they defeat some of the best systems that are in place. >>> that was ronald stevens the director of the national school safety center outlining some of the challenges that schools face keeping children safe. this as we learn that sandy hook element tre school installed new security measures that can protect and defend against such a horrific act of violence. can you, that is the question parents are asking. steven rogers joins us now. thank you for joining us. >> you are welcome. >> schools are not fortresses to be defended. here's not what they are supposed to be. this school hasandy hook have taken all of the precautions they needed to. >> nothing could
that is the latest live from newtown, connecticut this morning. patti ann, back to you. >>> thank you. >> it's a tremendous challenge for school officials, because school campuses are not designed to be fortresses to be defended. they are places of learning. if you have a armed person tint on getting on to the campus they will use whatever means necessary. this is not an uncommon situation where they defeat some of the best systems that are in place. >>> that was ronald...
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newt nu newtown is warming people's hearts. son yeas contributing to a fund for children with aids in malwali. newtown is kindling kindness in her and millions more. >> when i first heard of the tragedy it gave me a really heavy heart. i think this is a we to show people that -- the world is not all evil. >> it first began with nbc's ann curry posing the question on twitter -- what if we all did something nice. 20 nice somethings to honor the children or 26 acts of kindness to include the teachers lost. the hash tag began trending and people are responding. this d.c. resident tweeted. her 3-year-old donated two toys for tots. or this person, who paid for some one else's breakfast. at your nearest post office, there is a way for you to send condolences, directly to newtown. >> i thought a great idea. >> this po box now offers a way for the world to comfort the grief stricken town. >> i think it is fantastic to give people -- a way to focus their, sympathy for everyone up there. >> reporter: now there are two big questions, to go
newt nu newtown is warming people's hearts. son yeas contributing to a fund for children with aids in malwali. newtown is kindling kindness in her and millions more. >> when i first heard of the tragedy it gave me a really heavy heart. i think this is a we to show people that -- the world is not all evil. >> it first began with nbc's ann curry posing the question on twitter -- what if we all did something nice. 20 nice somethings to honor the children or 26 acts of kindness to...
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we want to take you live to newtown connecticut. that is where we are waiting for a news conference to begin at any moment. authorities may release the names of the victim this is morning. some of the vic tames bodies are inside the school others have been removed. it has been a slow process trying to positively identify the children as most kids don't carry identification. there are 27 victims 20 of them are children 7 adults that includes the shooter's mother nancy lanza and teacher vicky soto. another adult victim has been identified 37-year-old donna hochsprung. damned lanza this is a picture from 2005. they are interviewing members of his family and friends that includes his brother and father treeing to put together any explanation for this tragedy. we have more coming up in the newscast. stay with abc 7 news for continuing coverage. you can get our abc 7 news app and get the push operations. we are updating our facebook page at facebook.com abc 7 news. let's get our first look at the weather check in with meteorologist lisa a
we want to take you live to newtown connecticut. that is where we are waiting for a news conference to begin at any moment. authorities may release the names of the victim this is morning. some of the vic tames bodies are inside the school others have been removed. it has been a slow process trying to positively identify the children as most kids don't carry identification. there are 27 victims 20 of them are children 7 adults that includes the shooter's mother nancy lanza and teacher vicky...
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there are reports of a school shoot nothing newtown, connecticut. this is it in the sandy hook elementary school. >> state police responded to the report of the a shooting in sandy hook elementary school. which we now understand is kindergarten through fourth grade. >> this is reported. ape dispatcher said that one teacher has been transported to a nearby hospital in danbury with a gunshot wound. >> ahead of him it is difficult to see the wat them that was responding. those vehicles raced from newtown from all over the state of connecticut. >> we heard numerous reports that one gunman maybe two. and two reports said that one gunman may be dead . it is a fast-move fluid situation in the school . >> i think it is it important on a day like today to view this as i know the president, as a father does and i the father and others who partners certain lie do, which -- other parents certainly do. feeling enormous sympathy for the families that are affected. and do everything we can. >>s are telling fox nuse that 26 people are dead at this time and eight ad
there are reports of a school shoot nothing newtown, connecticut. this is it in the sandy hook elementary school. >> state police responded to the report of the a shooting in sandy hook elementary school. which we now understand is kindergarten through fourth grade. >> this is reported. ape dispatcher said that one teacher has been transported to a nearby hospital in danbury with a gunshot wound. >> ahead of him it is difficult to see the wat them that was responding. those...
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newtown, you are not alone. as these difficult days have unfolded, you've also inspired us with stories of strength and resolve and sacrifice. we know that when dange area riveed in the halls of sandy hook elementary, the school staff did not flinch, they did not hesitate. they responded as we all hope we might respond in such terrifying circumstances, with courage and with love giving their lives to protect the children in their carry -- care. we know there were other teachers who bar caded themselves inside class rooms and kept steady through it all and reassured their students by saying wait for the good guys, they are coming. show me your smile. and we know that good guys came. the first responders who raced to the scene helping to guide those in harm's way to safety and comfort those in need, holding at bay their own shock and their own trauma because they had a job to do. and others needed them more. and then there were the scenes of the school children helping one another, holding each other , dutyfully f
newtown, you are not alone. as these difficult days have unfolded, you've also inspired us with stories of strength and resolve and sacrifice. we know that when dange area riveed in the halls of sandy hook elementary, the school staff did not flinch, they did not hesitate. they responded as we all hope we might respond in such terrifying circumstances, with courage and with love giving their lives to protect the children in their carry -- care. we know there were other teachers who bar caded...
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there is a memorial service in a few minutes in newtown. we're going to show that you live. 20 families there sent their kids to grade school this morning like any other day and tonight they're not coming home. 11 nights from christmas on this the seventh night of hanukkah. a holy time of the year. whether you observe these holidays or not, tonight the thoughts and prayers of this nation are with the victims and their families, fair, balanced and unafraid. >> this is the fox report. tonight mass murder at an elementary school. dozens are dead after a gunman opened fire on children. >> just after 9:30 this morning, newtown police received a 911 call. >> it happened just as the school day was beginning. >> they didn't tell us anything. >> i just heard the principal was shot and killed. my son was in the gym when it happened. >> they rushed the kids into the bathroom and they locked the door. >> by the time the gun fire ended, blood and bodies were everywhere. >> i know there is not a parent in america who doesn't feel the same overwhelming gr
there is a memorial service in a few minutes in newtown. we're going to show that you live. 20 families there sent their kids to grade school this morning like any other day and tonight they're not coming home. 11 nights from christmas on this the seventh night of hanukkah. a holy time of the year. whether you observe these holidays or not, tonight the thoughts and prayers of this nation are with the victims and their families, fair, balanced and unafraid. >> this is the fox report....
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it is morning now in newtown. and the tightly-knit connecticut town is grieving today like so much of the nation for the 20 children, seven adults lost their lives so suddenly and horribly to this gunman. newtown stunned residents gathered at vigils last night including one at st. rose of lima church to comfort each other. they will have more vigils in the days and nights to come. people are already streaming into this church today to pray. we want to take a look now at this report from our affiliate, wtic. >> so we need to be here to pray for these people. >> reporter: doors will be open for those close toast the tragedy. >> i'm in a math class with the younger brother of a boy that was killed. it was 9:30 and this happened shortly before 10:00. it was crazy. >> reporter: for anyone who feels affected -- >> anyone in the town is really devastated by this thing. it is such a small town and i feel like this is going to bring everyone together even though it is such a tragedy. >> reporter: -- and for all those who g
it is morning now in newtown. and the tightly-knit connecticut town is grieving today like so much of the nation for the 20 children, seven adults lost their lives so suddenly and horribly to this gunman. newtown stunned residents gathered at vigils last night including one at st. rose of lima church to comfort each other. they will have more vigils in the days and nights to come. people are already streaming into this church today to pray. we want to take a look now at this report from our...
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>>> that does it here for us tonight in newtown connecticut. we now want to bring you the vigil in its entirety. [ applause ] >> on behalf of the newtown interfaith clergy association i welcome all of you. we needed this. we needed to be together here in this room in the gymnasium, outside the doors of this school in living rooms around the world. we needed to be together. to show that we are together and united. we gather in such a moment of heartbreak for all of us here in new town. we gather especially mindful of family and friends. and neighbors among us who have lost loved ones by an act of unfathomable violence and destruction we gather to grieve together, care for one another, pray and embrace, to weep and to remember and to declare in our many voices that these darkest days of our community shall not be the final word heard from us. we will sigh in our sorrows, but we will also care for one another with our love and our compassion. in those early hours of this crisis, it became clear to us clergy and faith leaders here in newtown that a
>>> that does it here for us tonight in newtown connecticut. we now want to bring you the vigil in its entirety. [ applause ] >> on behalf of the newtown interfaith clergy association i welcome all of you. we needed this. we needed to be together here in this room in the gymnasium, outside the doors of this school in living rooms around the world. we needed to be together. to show that we are together and united. we gather in such a moment of heartbreak for all of us here in new...
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we are newtown, a special and caring place. we are defined by acts of courage, by acts of love, and by our continuing commitment and love for our children and families. it is my pleasure, ladies and gentlemen, to present to you governor dan malloy. [ applause ] >> pat, thank you for all of the great work that you have done for this community in the last three days, to the police chief, and to the superintendent of schools, thank you for your great service, as well as to all of the first responders. thank you. when i came in to the hall, one of the first songs to be played on the piano was "amazing grace," which is fitting for any number of reasons. it's become an anthem for first responders, it has great words, it also speaks of the power of faith. "amazing grace" was written by a former sea captain engaged in the slave trade. and those profound words that "i once was lost but now am found" speak to us on a day like today. when we are called upon, dare i say required to be invested in our faith, a faith so evident in this room
we are newtown, a special and caring place. we are defined by acts of courage, by acts of love, and by our continuing commitment and love for our children and families. it is my pleasure, ladies and gentlemen, to present to you governor dan malloy. [ applause ] >> pat, thank you for all of the great work that you have done for this community in the last three days, to the police chief, and to the superintendent of schools, thank you for your great service, as well as to all of the first...
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the secretary of education is also en route to newtown, connecticut. apparently he will be involved in some way either at the viewing or the funeral for the principal who was killed. the principal of sandy hook elementary dawn hochsprung. her funeral is tomorrow, and it's not taking place in connecticut. i'm not sure if he's part of the viewing or move on from connecticut to new york for the funeral. that has just crossed our wires. i want to bring in candy crowley. candy, you heard brianna characterize this as an unprecedented initiative. i want a feeling from you as i said cobbling together in a hurried way. we're only five, six days since this incident. how much can be done, and how much is a work in progress? >> well, the president can do some things through executive order, through directing agencies to pay attention to certain specific things. we all know there are laws enforced and other laws where there's not the personnel to go after it. i spoke with carol mccarthy. her husband was killed the on the subway many years ago. she became an activis
the secretary of education is also en route to newtown, connecticut. apparently he will be involved in some way either at the viewing or the funeral for the principal who was killed. the principal of sandy hook elementary dawn hochsprung. her funeral is tomorrow, and it's not taking place in connecticut. i'm not sure if he's part of the viewing or move on from connecticut to new york for the funeral. that has just crossed our wires. i want to bring in candy crowley. candy, you heard brianna...
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the tragedy in newtown connecticut is galvanizing americans. it's no lodger acceptable to hide behind the second amendment. >> these tragedies must end. to end them, we must change. >> the president calls for change in the wake of a massacre. tonight, how voters can make their voices louder than the gun lobbies. >> this myth that the nra can destroy political careers is just not true. >> the nra's power is so vastly overrated. >> plus, the fact about the nra's power. mayor michael bloomberg's right hand power. will real america come around on common sense gun laws? >> john nichols on the conservative push to keep common sense gun laws out of the middle of the country. plus, republican obstacles to reduce violence with jonathan and alex wagner. and dr. gail saultz on the role mental health professionals need to play to reduce the violence. >> no single law. no set of laws can eliminate evil from the world or prevent every senseless act of violence in our society. but that can't be an excuse for an action.
the tragedy in newtown connecticut is galvanizing americans. it's no lodger acceptable to hide behind the second amendment. >> these tragedies must end. to end them, we must change. >> the president calls for change in the wake of a massacre. tonight, how voters can make their voices louder than the gun lobbies. >> this myth that the nra can destroy political careers is just not true. >> the nra's power is so vastly overrated. >> plus, the fact about the nra's...
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juju chang was in newtown. as the funerals got started. >> reporter: under a cold, steady rain, a wave of communal grief continues to wash over newtown. memorials growing in sets of 20 for the children. 20 christmas trees. 20 poinsettias. 20 angels. the first funerals in a town whose faith is being tested in ways it could have never imagined. for 6-year-old jack pinto, a huge new york giants fan, whose favorite player paid tribute on his cleat. and noah pozner, whose twin sister survived in another classroom. >> may their souls be bound up in the bond of life eternal. >> reporter: the rabbi struggled to find the right words at the prayer vigil for a nation that paused to join newtown in mourning. a much tougher task -- a eulogy for a 6-year-old, as a woman collapsed outside in grief, the rabbi inside tried to find words to comfort noah's grieving mother. >> i whispered to her, i looked at her without flinching and i said, you know, i personally believe in the eternity of the soul. >> reporter: did noah's family
juju chang was in newtown. as the funerals got started. >> reporter: under a cold, steady rain, a wave of communal grief continues to wash over newtown. memorials growing in sets of 20 for the children. 20 christmas trees. 20 poinsettias. 20 angels. the first funerals in a town whose faith is being tested in ways it could have never imagined. for 6-year-old jack pinto, a huge new york giants fan, whose favorite player paid tribute on his cleat. and noah pozner, whose twin sister survived...
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you're leading a campaign really from newtown. tell me about this. >> piers, thank you for having me on. first i want to express my condolences to everybody in our community suffering through this, not only the 27 victims, but the children and the teachers that experienced the tragedy themselves. they are suffering from this and have to relive these events. so our hearts go out to them. >> what is it that you would most like to see happen? we heard the president yesterday talk very passionately about the need to do something, that doing nothing was no longer an option. what should that something be? >> i think it's a multitude of things, piers. it's reasonable gun control. it's looking at emotional instability. it's empathy and compassion for our fellow human being. it really is a multitude of things. >> in relation to the debate about gun control, it seems to be increasingly focused now on these semiautomatic rifles and the high capacity magazines. would you like to see a ban on both of those things, as senator feinstein is tryin
you're leading a campaign really from newtown. tell me about this. >> piers, thank you for having me on. first i want to express my condolences to everybody in our community suffering through this, not only the 27 victims, but the children and the teachers that experienced the tragedy themselves. they are suffering from this and have to relive these events. so our hearts go out to them. >> what is it that you would most like to see happen? we heard the president yesterday talk very...
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chris, thank you for joining us, staying with us tonight in newtown. how is the feeling right there as we go to break right now? >> reporter: indescribable. i do think that the governor expressed what a lot of people are feeling, that evil visited here today. and it's hard to put into words. i've been to far too many of these, chris. they are all horrendous tragedies. the grief is unspeakable. there is something a little different here. we're talking about little kids who are 5 years old, 6 years old, 7 years old, kids who were in an elementary school who should have been learning their abcs. i should also tell you that i'm standing in front of a firehouse, which is where a lot of the parents had gathered, were waiting to be reunited with their children. and of course 20 of them were not going to leave that schoolhouse alive. it is where the governor spoke to many of those people. and when i saw him a little bit earlier tonight after he made a brief statement in front of cameras, he looked tremendously grief-stricken, was trying to hold back tears as w
chris, thank you for joining us, staying with us tonight in newtown. how is the feeling right there as we go to break right now? >> reporter: indescribable. i do think that the governor expressed what a lot of people are feeling, that evil visited here today. and it's hard to put into words. i've been to far too many of these, chris. they are all horrendous tragedies. the grief is unspeakable. there is something a little different here. we're talking about little kids who are 5 years old,...
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she suspect the day speaking with residents of newtown. anne, thank you for coming over. >> reporter: hi, chris. >> i have been describing the mood here as a heaviness. there is a feeling here that is so profoundly deeply sad. it's almost hard to put into words. >> reporter: you know, i was talking with one resident tonight and she said, we're just numb. we don't know what to feel. and i was -- i talked to another woman today who said she said merry christmas for the first time since this happened today and she said her first reaction was guilt. how can i say merry christmas when 20 children between the ages of 6 and 7 were gunned down? and i think that's what they are struggling with here. and they're also struggling with the idea that this is -- people moved here because it's an idyllic community, if you will. >> it's beautiful. >> reporter: it is gorgeous. absolutely beautiful. they moved here because of the quality of life. there's lots of space. the schools are very, very good. they wanted to be out of the hustle and bustle of the cit
she suspect the day speaking with residents of newtown. anne, thank you for coming over. >> reporter: hi, chris. >> i have been describing the mood here as a heaviness. there is a feeling here that is so profoundly deeply sad. it's almost hard to put into words. >> reporter: you know, i was talking with one resident tonight and she said, we're just numb. we don't know what to feel. and i was -- i talked to another woman today who said she said merry christmas for the first...
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he's looking for clues about the newtown shooter. sanjay will investigate what adam lanza did and did not have in common with gunmen in other mass murders. and he'll explore the likelihood that mental illness would was a factor. "sanjay gupta, md" starts right now. >> hello and thanks for being with us. as you may know, i spent the past week immersed in what might be the most upsetting story i think i've ever reported. i want to start by saying, the kind of horrible violence we saw in newtown, connecticut, it isn't new. in fact, the worst school attack ever took place more than 80 years ago in bath, michigan. there was a consolidated school, the pride and joy of that community. it also meant increased property taxes and a farmer became angry about that. so for weeks he put dynamite under the local school and then eventually blew it up. 38 children died. and then he killed himself with another load of dynamite. we'll never truly know for sure why he did all that or what made the young man in newtown unload a rifle into a classroom ful
he's looking for clues about the newtown shooter. sanjay will investigate what adam lanza did and did not have in common with gunmen in other mass murders. and he'll explore the likelihood that mental illness would was a factor. "sanjay gupta, md" starts right now. >> hello and thanks for being with us. as you may know, i spent the past week immersed in what might be the most upsetting story i think i've ever reported. i want to start by saying, the kind of horrible violence we...
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newtown united. there is not necessarily people who have been politically active in the past or who have had any experience trying to change policies or get certain law enacted. but some members of newtown united headed to washington today. they took the day off from their jobs. they woke up at dawn. they drove to washington to go meet with members of the brady campaign to prevent gun violence. newtown united, a group of people at the epicenter of national tragedy. one of the parents who traveled to washington today was lucky enough to have his child, who attends sandy hook elementary come home from that school on friday. but he said today that he is taking action now in the wake of the shootings because he does not think the next time it should just depend on luck. >> every time something like columbine, virginia tech were happening, i would avert my eyes, and i will still think that something will be done. but all those believes were shattered on friday. and now i think we all need to speak up. >>
newtown united. there is not necessarily people who have been politically active in the past or who have had any experience trying to change policies or get certain law enacted. but some members of newtown united headed to washington today. they took the day off from their jobs. they woke up at dawn. they drove to washington to go meet with members of the brady campaign to prevent gun violence. newtown united, a group of people at the epicenter of national tragedy. one of the parents who...
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this is how newtown will be remembered. and with time and god's grace, that love will see you through. but we as a nation, we are left with some hard questions. you know, someone once described the joy and anxiety of parenthood as the equivalent of having your heart outside of your body all the time. walking around. with their very first cry, this most precious, vital part of ourselves, our child, is suddenly exposed to the world, possible mishap or malice. every parent knows there's nothing we will not do to shield our children from harm. and yet we also know that with that child's very first step and each step after that, they're separating from us. that we won't, that we can't always be there for them. they'll suffer sickness and setbacks and broken hearts and disappointments. and we learn that our most important job is to give them what they need to become self-reliant and capable and resilient, ready to face the world without fear. and we know we can't do this by ourselves. it comes as a shock at a certain point where
this is how newtown will be remembered. and with time and god's grace, that love will see you through. but we as a nation, we are left with some hard questions. you know, someone once described the joy and anxiety of parenthood as the equivalent of having your heart outside of your body all the time. walking around. with their very first cry, this most precious, vital part of ourselves, our child, is suddenly exposed to the world, possible mishap or malice. every parent knows there's nothing we...
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i wouldn't want to. >> newtown is slowly trying to return to normal. other schools reopened for the first time. the buses had green and white ribbons on the front. sandy hook's colors. police kept one school closed after they received threats. >> i'll always be worried but now it's very bad. >> children at sandy hook have not returned to school. they will be at a school at the nearby town of monroe. >> one high school student says the mood was somber and there will be no christmas joy at his school this year. >>> we have breaking news from tulsa, oklahoma where there are shots fired near a school. this is helicopter video just into wjz. you can see police in that area surrounding celia clinton elementary school. they are searching for a possible suspect. the school is currently on lock down. we'll bring you more information as it becomes available. >>> people on both sides of the gun control issue are admitting in the wake of the new town tragedy. time for new attitudes about america's gun laws. denise is in the news room. >> several die hard pro gun s
i wouldn't want to. >> newtown is slowly trying to return to normal. other schools reopened for the first time. the buses had green and white ribbons on the front. sandy hook's colors. police kept one school closed after they received threats. >> i'll always be worried but now it's very bad. >> children at sandy hook have not returned to school. they will be at a school at the nearby town of monroe. >> one high school student says the mood was somber and there will be no...